Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1887-12-02
General l1eps.
DOMESTIC.


V snow last Saturday and Sunday.
st. John SAYS he will not be a candidate
Or President on the prohibition ticket.
Vigorous efforts are being made to have
he Republican national convention held
q Chicago.
Chairman B. F. Jones of the Republi-
an national committee has not resigned
nd will not do so.
A gale at Mineola. Texas, last Saturday
vening blew down house, killing SIX
egroes and wounding 20.
A scheme to hoodwink and swindle
oreign holders of Confederate bonds has
cen discovered at Washington.
The Standard Oil company. it is said,
proposes to construct a big crude oil pipe
ne from Chicago to New York.
1t cost a total of $4,000 to defend the
hicago anarchists. The expenses of the
Prosecution will foot up $4,000.
Nina Van Zandt has given up the idea
killing herself because of Anarchist
bpies' death and will buy suit of
ables.
Two freight trains collided on the
Wheeling division of the Baltimore and
bhio road, killing three men and wound
hg five.
A French syndicate has successfully
ornered the spelter market, controlling
hree-fourths of the total output of this
country.
Representative Morrison of Illinois
kinks that the national situation is I'M
hanged from that of the opening of the
asst Congress.
There were 3043 new post-otfices estab-
ished the past year and 1900 discontin-
led, leaving 81, l57 in operation through
tut the country up to last June.
Brigadier Gen. Randolph b. Marcy.
veteran of the Mexican war and that of
he rebellion, is dead at Orange, y. j.
His daughter was the wife of Gen. Geo.
B. Mcclellan.
Savaro Ciganin, a wealthy Italian re-
iding in Brooklyn, n. Y, was shot and
fatally wounded Sunday night in the
Italian quarter. Plumber was the motive,
but none was secured.
1t is suggested that a new basis for
national bank circulation may be estab
ished by the new Congress bv issuing
bonds to run from 80 to 100 years at %
per cent. interest.
The bondsmen of Howgate, the miss
NC defaulter of the signal service office,
must pay $4,000: so says New York
Judge. 1t is believed that Howgate could
be found if determined effort were made
to hunt him up.
A sheriffs Jury and commission have
decided that John Travers, son of the
late w. B. Travers of New York, is men,
tally incapable of taking care of his share
bf the 81 900, 900 estate left by his father,
valued at about 100000.
Experiments conducted by the navy
department demonstrate that an mean
descent electric lamp of 100-candle pow
err sunk 20 feet in the ocean will illumin-
ate the surface sufficiently to distinguish
objects within radius of $50 feet.
Ex-senator Jones of Florida has be-
come penniless at Detroit, Mich, and
was turned out of doors there the other
night by his landlord. He is said to be a
mental wreck. Miss Palms, the woman
with whom he was infatuated, has gone
to Europe.
Some of Mr.. Powderly's friends think
that there should be general strike or
dered in some line of blsiness to demon.
strate the strength of his management OF
the knights of Labor. 1t is again ru.
mored that Mr.. POwderly will resign the
position of master workman of the order
The people of Omaha have subscribed
500, 900 as guarantee fund to pay tn,
Expenses of the next Republican nation.
al convention if held there. A commit
tee of l5, including the governor of tn,
State, leaves Omaha Dec. for Washing.
ton to present Omaha's claims for the
convention.
The report of the third assistant post
master general shows that the deficit fo
the past fiscal year was nearly five and
half millions, but if the present ratio 81
expenditure and income remains sub
stantially as at present the department
will be nearly if not quite self-sustainin,
by the end of the current year.
Rev. DIR. Parker of London is said T.
have received pay for the Beecher eulogy
contrary to the general opinion that hi
services were given to help swell tn
monument fund. A big row promises t
result over the matter. DR.. Parker's lee
turing tour in this country has not bee
a success and he will soon 90 home.